5 files changed, 45 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/e-util/ChangeLog b/e-util/ChangeLog
index 367885919f..015d840969 100644
--- a/e-util/ChangeLog
+++ b/e-util/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-05-14  Christopher James Lahey  <clahey@helixcode.com>
+
+	* e-util.c, e-util.h: Added e_strdup_strip which returns a copy of
+	the string with the leading and trailing spaces removed.
+
 2000-05-11  NotZed  <NotZed@HelixCode.com>
 
 	* e-sexp.c (e_sexp_finalise): Destroy the g_scanner when cleaning up.
diff --git a/e-util/e-util.c b/e-util/e-util.c
index d5603d3dfa..33c10aba5c 100644
--- a/e-util/e-util.c
+++ b/e-util/e-util.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 
 #include "e-util.h"
 
@@ -45,6 +46,23 @@ g_int_compare(const void *x, const void *y)
     return -1;
 }
 
+char *
+e_strdup_strip(char *string)
+{
+	int i;
+	int length = 0;
+	int initial = 0;
+	for ( i = 0; string[i]; i++ ) {
+		if (initial == i && isspace(string[i])) {
+			initial ++;
+		}
+		if (!isspace(string[i])) {
+			length = i - initial + 1;
+		}
+	}
+	return g_strndup(string + initial, length);
+}
+
 void
 e_free_object_list (GList *list)
 {
diff --git a/e-util/e-util.c-8611 b/e-util/e-util.c-8611
index d5603d3dfa..33c10aba5c 100644
--- a/e-util/e-util.c-8611
+++ b/e-util/e-util.c-8611
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 
 #include "e-util.h"
 
@@ -45,6 +46,23 @@ g_int_compare(const void *x, const void *y)
     return -1;
 }
 
+char *
+e_strdup_strip(char *string)
+{
+	int i;
+	int length = 0;
+	int initial = 0;
+	for ( i = 0; string[i]; i++ ) {
+		if (initial == i && isspace(string[i])) {
+			initial ++;
+		}
+		if (!isspace(string[i])) {
+			length = i - initial + 1;
+		}
+	}
+	return g_strndup(string + initial, length);
+}
+
 void
 e_free_object_list (GList *list)
 {
diff --git a/e-util/e-util.h b/e-util/e-util.h
index b8d49c9928..2043235cf7 100644
--- a/e-util/e-util.h
+++ b/e-util/e-util.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ typedef enum {
 int g_str_compare(const void *x, const void *y);
 int g_int_compare(const void *x, const void *y);
 
+char *e_strdup_strip(char *string);
+
 void e_free_object_list (GList *list);
 char *e_read_file(const char *filename);
 
diff --git a/e-util/e-util.h-29002 b/e-util/e-util.h-29002
index b8d49c9928..2043235cf7 100644
--- a/e-util/e-util.h-29002
+++ b/e-util/e-util.h-29002
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ typedef enum {
 int g_str_compare(const void *x, const void *y);
 int g_int_compare(const void *x, const void *y);
 
+char *e_strdup_strip(char *string);
+
 void e_free_object_list (GList *list);
 char *e_read_file(const char *filename);